# Christopher Keogan

Christopher Keogan (born 26 August 1992) is an English former professional snooker player.

## Career

From the town of Doncaster, Yorkshire in England, Keogan started playing snooker at the age of 6. In his early years he was coached by Steve Prest and at age 13 was widely considered one of the most promising upcoming snooker talents, with then world champion Shaun Murphy tipping Keogan as a future world champion himself. At the first event of the 2016 Q School, Keogan defeated highly rated youngsters Jamie Clarke and Adam Stefanow as well as former professionals Lü Chenwei and Joel Walker before he reached the final round against Marc Davis whom he defeated 4–0, a win which gave Keogan a two-year card to the World Snooker Tour for the 2016–17 season and 2017–18 seasons. He lost in the last 64 of four events during his first season as a professional. He dropped off the tour at the end of the 2017/18 season but entered the 2018 Q School in an attempt to win back a place. After being a professional snooker player, he went on to work as a Geography teacher at a school in Doncaster.

## Personal life

Keogan is a keen football fan and is a supporter of Doncaster Rovers. Keogan is also an enthusiastic badminton player. His childhood idol was Paul Hunter. He has three older siblings one brother and two sisters.

## Performance and rankings timeline

| Tournament | 2013/ 14 | 2015/ 16 | 2016/ 17 | 2017/ 18 | 2019/ 20 |
| Ranking | | | | 90 | |
| Ranking tournaments ||||||
| Riga Masters | NH | MR | 1R | 1R | 3R |
| International Championship | LQ | A | LQ | LQ | A |
| China Championship | Not Held | Not Held | NR | LQ | A |
| English Open | Not Held | Not Held | 1R | 1R | A |
| World Open | LQ | NH | LQ | LQ | A |
| Northern Ireland Open | Not Held | Not Held | 1R | 1R | A |
| UK Championship | A | A | 1R | 1R | A |
| Scottish Open | Not Held | Not Held | 1R | 2R | A |
| European Masters | Not Held | Not Held | LQ | LQ | A |
| German Masters | LQ | A | LQ | LQ | A |
| World Grand Prix | NH | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ |
| Welsh Open | A | A | 2R | 1R | A |
| Shoot-Out | NR | NR | 1R | 1R | A |
| Players Championship | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ |
| Gibraltar Open | NH | MR | 1R | 1R | A |
| Tour Championship | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | Tournament Not Held | DNQ |
| World Championship | LQ | A | LQ | LQ | LQ |
| Former ranking tournaments ||||||
| Wuxi Classic | LQ | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held |
| Australian Goldfields Open | LQ | LQ | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held |
| Shanghai Masters | A | A | LQ | LQ | NR |
| Paul Hunter Classic | MR | MR | 2R | 1R | NH |
| Indian Open | LQ | NH | LQ | LQ | NH |
| China Open | LQ | A | LQ | LQ | NH |
Performance Table Legend :
| LQ | lost in the qualifying draw | #R | lost in the early rounds of the tournament (WR = Wildcard round, RR = Round robin) | QF | lost in the quarter-finals |
| SF | lost in the semi-finals | F | lost in the final | W | won the tournament |
| DNQ | did not qualify for the tournament | A | did not participate in the tournament | WD | withdrew from the tournament |
| NH / Not Held | NH / Not Held | NH / Not Held | NH / Not Held | means an event was not held. |
| NR / Non-Ranking Event | NR / Non-Ranking Event | NR / Non-Ranking Event | NR / Non-Ranking Event | means an event is/was no longer a ranking event. |
| R / Ranking Event | R / Ranking Event | R / Ranking Event | R / Ranking Event | means an event is/was a ranking event. |
| MR / Minor-Ranking Event | MR / Minor-Ranking Event | MR / Minor-Ranking Event | MR / Minor-Ranking Event | means an event is/was a minor-ranking event. |
* ↑ It shows the ranking at the beginning of the season.
* 1 2 3 He was an amateur.
* ↑ New players on the Main Tour don't have a ranking.